The Energon Pub

[SW's SilverHammer]

Impactor has two hands:



One can just be swapped out for weapons.

And now with this toy, both of them can.

No, on this toy, he can have both fists and both weapons at the same time

[Shuttershock]

Oh wow, absolutely none of that looks good.

What exactly don't you like on it if you don't mine my asking?

okay so here's my problem. Impactor is supposed to have a murder arm, where a weapon replaces the hand. The problem with combiner wars rook is that the weapon ports are on his wrist, so the figure, clearly has two hands. Having those two hands ruins Impactor's look in my opinion. Arcee's swords don't resemble impactor's melee lozenge. Another important aspect is the rectangular barrel for his gun mounted on his shoulder, more accurately for human anatomy mounted on the Scapula/Clavicle bones. Neither the handfootgun, nor arcee's guns resemble impactor's rectangular shoulder mounted gun, and are instead connected to the upper arm or more accurately Humerus. The more they show and add to impactor, the less I feel the Combiner Wars rook mold was suited for it.

Oh wow, absolutely none of that looks good.

What exactly don't you like on it if you don't mine my asking?

He hates anything Fun Pub does, toy or fiction-related.

I'm not saying i've seen every thing the club has done, or played with every figure. But I do think it's a pretty amazing planet we live on, and a man would have to be some kinda fool to think I hate everything the club has done. Just most things.

I see your points. I'm sure we'd all like Impactor to get a dedicated mold in an ideal situation.

Plus, you made a Big Trouble in Little China reference. I can't argue with that.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Got an e-mail saying there's four days left to subscribe. Now as long as I've started the installment plan and paid, which I have, I'm all set until next year when the figures start mailing out and the next installment is due, right?

And sorry if the question sounds dumb, too.

[Burn]

Well, Impactor was going to be the one figure I was interested in the most, but seeing the big unveil, looks like I'll be saving my money again for another year and just keep hoping we get some ORIGINAL figures for Impactor and Jhiaxus.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

While this impactor is nice and is the 2nd we've gotten from a previous combiner mold, I too would like an original retail impactor mold. He deserves it, especially with the sins of the wreckers stuff coming up

[Va'al]

The Transformers Collectors' Club, via their social media outlets, have just revealed the first look at the combined mode for the five members of the Mayhem Attack Squad: THUNDER MAYHEM! You can check out the mock-up below, combining Bludgeon, Windsweeper, Spinister, Ruckus and Needlenose, and head here for more information.

We Are THUNDER MAYHEM! The Combined mode of the Mayhem Attack Squad has been revealed! Can Impactor stand a chance against the might of this powerful Decepticon? Get these 6 EXCLUSIVE Combiner Wars figures ONLY from the TCC.

[Downbeat]

I question entirely both the decision to make Bludgeon a combiner torso with a normal head then not using his skull face for the combined mode, and also the name "Thunder Mayhem". It sounds more like a project or operation than a proper gestalt name.

[Gearslide]

I'm usually pretty open-minded about designs, but that combined mode does not look good to me at all. The colors are WAY too diverse across all of the team. At least teams like the Protectobots or Stunticons have some uniformity in palette (Primary colors or deep colors with Purple accents), but there is just way too much happening on "Thunder Mayhem".

And Thunderwing? What? The only member of the team with any attachment to him in any fiction is Bludgeon. The other members of Mayhem are just along for the ride. And Thunderwing doesn't work (in my opinion, of course) as a Gestalt. He's either got to be like his Generations Deluxe, or a Giant all on his own. The head just looks really out of place, even if you ignore the crazy color-scheme happening.

Still, no big loss. This announcement was what I was waiting for to decide on getting the TFSS, and it convinced me not to. The individual bots look fantastic, but the combined mode (The mode I prefer to put Gestalt Teams into) does not look good one bit (again, just my opinion).

[G.B. Blackrock]

I question entirely both the decision to make Bludgeon a combiner torso with a normal head then not using his skull face for the combined mode, and also the name "Thunder Mayhem". It sounds more like a project or operation than a proper gestalt name.

I question the all-but-universal assumption (this is by no means limited to the post I'm quoting) that a non-Pretender Bludgeon MUST have a skull face.

[Randomhero]

I am sold. This looks so cool!

[steals_your_goats]

I actually kind of like it. There are quite a few colors but I think it'll look a bit better with the arms and legs switched. It's also a digital mock up and almost everything looks better in hand than on computer designs.

[bluecatcinema]

Well, I'm surprised by the choice of head, but I suppose it's a nice switch from the Bludgeon skull a lot of us were expecting. The name's a little clunky, though. Just "Mayhem" would have done, or maybe "Thunderwing Maximus."

[Autobot N]

Well, I'm surprised by the choice of head, but I suppose it's a nice switch from the Bludgeon skull a lot of us were expecting. The name's a little clunky, though. Just "Mayhem" would have done, or maybe "Thunderwing Maximus."

Or maybe "Mayhem Maximus".

[CaptainMagic]

And Thunderwing? What? The only member of the team with any attachment to him in any fiction is Bludgeon. The other members of Mayhem are just along for the ride. And Thunderwing doesn't work (in my opinion, of course) as a Gestalt.

Actually, so far as I can find on tfwiki, the four limb bots never were all Mayhems. The only time they all four worked together was in the G1 comic issue "Kings of the Wild Frontier" where they worked with Thunderwing. So Bludgeon is actually the odd bot out in this team. Doesn't change the fact that you're right about the colors being pretty gross, though, or that I don't like Bludgeon's bot or vehicle modes very much in those colors and with that head. Plus, $100 is almost too much to pay for these combiners, so $300 is never happening.

[Mkall]

I dislike the Thunderwing head, I would've preferred Bludgeon's skull-head instead. Oh well, it's not like I was planning on combining these guys anyways.

[zodconvoy]

This really makes me wish I hadn't stopped collecting Classics figures. I don't care much for that Bludgeon but all the rest look good. I don't have any CW figures yet aside from Ultra Magnus and Rodimus so I'm not getting worn out on the molds yet like some people are.

[Nemesis Maximo]

Well, THAT came out of nowhere.

[kurthy]

SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! THERE'LL BE MAYHEM, MAYHEM, MAYHEM! AND THUNDER. THUNDER,THUNDER! IT'S THUNDER MAYHEM, THUNDER MAYHEM, THUNDER MAYHEM! ONLY THIS SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!

[Shockwave7]

It ain't just mayhem - it's THUNDAH Mayhem! Looks OK, but I donno... something about that head sculpt just doesn't do it for me.

[Alpha Dominus]

[Mkall]

From Pete's Facebook Page:

[Desslok2201]

On the one hand, giving the '88 Triggercons and Double Targetmasters some love is a good idea, as I don't think it's likely any other way on our shores, but having them be a combiner team is kind of unnecessary. On top of that, having them combine into another character entirely separate from a combiner just seems like a miss. I admit I thought about it at the first reveal, but this is a no go. I still may have to get my hands on Impactor, though. Like Krok on this year's wave (awesome) I may have to clear some shelf space.

[YoungPrime]

Other than Needlenose and Spinister this lot is useless to me.

Hasbro better wake the h3ll up and release more IDW figures through retail!

[Carnivius_Prime]

Actually, so far as I can find on tfwiki, the four limb bots never were all Mayhems. The only time they all four worked together was in the G1 comic issue "Kings of the Wild Frontier" where they worked with Thunderwing. So Bludgeon is actually the odd bot out in this team. Doesn't change the fact that you're right about the colors being pretty gross, though, or that I don't like Bludgeon's bot or vehicle modes very much in those colors and with that head. Plus, $100 is almost too much to pay for these combiners, so $300 is never happening.

Yeah, Bludgeon, Spinister and Needlenose were Mayhems. Windsweeper and Ruckus weren't (in that continuity anyways) but were with Needlenose and Spinister when they worked for Thunderwing but Bludgeon wasn't part of of that so this team is an odd mix up of the two.

I REALLY dislike the idea of Thunderwing being relegated to some team's combined form rather than being his own character. He was cool in the Marvel comics and of my fave characters.

Really the only things I want out of this set are Spinister and Needlenose (with their targetmasters), Windsweeper and Ruckus ain't bad. Bludgeon is kinda ugly (and as mentioned before I love my RotF Bludgeon with swappable faces and chromed swords). I wouldn't mind having the Thunderwing head and sticking it on some other jet TF like Universe Silverbolt or something to try make a decent large Thunderwing (I liked the Deluxe design but come on, WAY too frickin' small for this character).

[Megatron Wolf]

Man that is terrible, this is why not all things should combine